The Angkor in Cambodia

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July 8th, 2007 by Shenron

In the 12th century a temple was built for King Suryavarman II in Cambodia, and it became the temple of the state and capital city, and the largest temple at the location has remained since the foundation of the entire location as decreed by the king as a religious center.

It began as a Hindu site and later was converted to being Buddhist. The entire island is surrounded by water with two small strips of land that connect to it, the entire structure and water is rectangle in shape and it has a total area of around 200+ acres. Beginning in the nineties Angkor Wat has seen a massive increase in tourism to the location and reconstruction efforts have been renewed in a much larger scale. It is estimate that nearly a million people visit the Angkor each year now, and the number appears to be on the rise. Almost 30% of the income generated by the temple goes back into restoration.

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